Product: Truman’s Gentlemen’s Groomers 14-Piece Hair & Face Care Set
Model: TR-FDW-08, TR-FMR-04, TR-EFS-04, TR-FHP-34, TR-LIP-25, TR-MSH-12
Condition: New
Facial Cleanser
Deep cleans to remove dirt and sweat from pores without drying your skin
Peppermint and eucalyptus oils provide invigorating, long-lasting hydration
Directions: Made for daily use. Wet skin. Massage into face with circular motions. Rinse and pat dry with towel
Key Ingredients: Eucalyptus and Peppermint Oil (for immediate and long term skin hydration)
Size: 8 fl. oz each
Facial Moisturizer
Clears away dead skin and removes dirt for a clear complexion
A combination of natural Peppermint, Eucalyptus, and Menthol Oils invigorate, restore and moisturize, leaving your skin clean and hydrate
Directions: Wet skin. Massage into skin with circular motions. Rinse and pat dry with towel. Use 3-4 times a week
Key Ingredients: Sunflower Oil (helps moisturize, nourish and restore) Eucalyptus and Menthol Oil (for immediate and long term skin hydration)
Size: 4 fl. oz each
Facial Scrub
Clears away dead skin and removes dirt for a clear complexion
A combination of natural Peppermint, Eucalyptus, and Menthol Oils invigorate, restore and moisturize, leaving your skin clean and hydrate
Directions: Wet skin. Massage into skin with circular motions. Rinse and pat dry with towel. Use 3-4 times a week
Key Ingredients: Sunflower Oil (helps moisturize, nourish and restore) Eucalyptus and Menthol Oil (for immediate and long term skin hydration)
Size: 4 fl. oz each
Lip Balms
Deeply therapeutic lip balm heals chapped and cracked lips while relieving dryness and irritation
Water resistant and long-lasting to maintain maximum comfort under all climate conditions
Versatile hair paste is designed to provide structural support and long-lasting hold with just the right amount of control
Our measured pump delivery system dispenses the perfect amount of product every time, so you will never over use or under use again
Directions: Use half a pump for thinning hair, one pump for full hair, and two pumps for coarse or unruly hair. Use on all hair types for a medium hold and just the right amount of shine
Key Ingredients: Beeswax (provides reliable hold without stiffness) Lanolin (penetrates hair to retain moisture), Chondus Crispus (Seaweed extract enhances hair health)
Size: 3 fl. oz each
Moisturizing Shampoo
Formulated to removes excess oils, residue, and buildup while sealing in moisture and nourishing hair
Proprietary blend of proteins and antioxidants strengthens follicles, enhances circulation to scalp, and delivers long-lasting volume for thicker hair
This is not a two-in-one shampoo/conditioner as many conditioners add too much weight to men’s hair
Directions: Made for daily use. Thoroughly massage into wet hair and scalp, then rinse
@OnionSoup That would be because the men on here don’t know how to impersonate a gentleman and perhaps their newest gig will be a dating site? They don’t want you to look meh for that.
Wonder how that would work. One profile displayed each day. Before the profile is displayed you have to attach an electrode made from a modified trackr to your body.
You can either click “date” and if both parties click date you get sent contact info… but if either of both parties click “meh” button the other person is sent an electric shock to the modified trackr on their body.
To encourage more mediocre dating experience you’re given a counter of meh clicks in a row to encourage you to shock more people instead of date them.
these were the dates they couldn’t get out of the warehouse
Wait? The men of meh are packed on pallets in the warehouse? Oh. Maybe you are talking about a future offering of close to the expiration date of dates. Ahh… that sounds even worse - nearly dead meh men you date… Let me clear this up
@mcanavino Nope. I’m old-school and don’t believe in imaginary words like “pronouns”. “Indifferent” was taken before I joined so I had to add “Dude” to differentiate myself. And I am, in fact, a Full-Blooded NORMAL male (1 of the 2 known sexes that exist on this planet).
@ircon96 Yeah, it’s a tough & foreign concept for feeble minded folks to comprehend. That includes all the “enlightened, new-age & progressive” types. I’ll gladly endure the mocking & scorns though in order to ensure the survival of the human race. You’re welcome!!
@IndifferentDude@mcanavino real tough guy who picks on the powerless minority that’s 1% of the US population in, seemingly, every possible opportunity. If you simpletons would stop being distracted by bs culture war issues, perhaps you’d be able to direct your hate towards political issues that actually matter.
@goldnectar Did you copy & paste their talking points? Seems strangely familiar. Powerless?? Look at all the Alphabet members in Bidumbs administration!! Sheesh!!
“Bidumb”? You are copying and pasting the same exhausting rhetoric as everyone else in your tiny bubble. I guarantee your two brain cells would catch fire whilst rubbing together in an attempt to come up with something unique and original to say.
Just leave people alone, to be who they want to be. Go lean on your fence, old man. Chew your tobaccy shoot, and watch the world change. You are mortal like the rest of us - and nothing but dust in the face of progress and time.
Oh, I’m in my safe space, no worries there. My peers and I created this space. Those that came after you are the gods of this digital world. You are the one treading where you don’t belong, You - the pathetic bag of generational trauma that hides behind his gifs. You, the sensitive “dude” that demands the world know how offended his sensitivities are that people can choose their own genders.
I can’t imagine the poor women in your life, as you attempt to explain to them what an “alpha” male you are. I hope they find solace in laughing at you behind your back, as they most certainly do. Anyway, I have better things to do with my time than this, but do send me an invitation to your funeral, I implore you.
@IndifferentDude@TheUnion Honestly, I’m more confused by his belief that needed aspects of grammar are “imaginary.”
Is that the problem? The only education received was some backwater homeschooling? Or are you upset only when the pronouns refer to a specific set of people, and that’s when they become imaginary? Is it because someone else is “me” to themselves and to Indifferent they are just another failed brand of “you” that qualifies as an enemy because his herders said so?
As Union stated, IndifferentPerson: You, Yourself, everybody who isn’t you has no need to consider your few thoughts on such matters. They, themselves, live a live without needing your input and instead just need you to keep your mouth shut in an effort to hurt their lives. Back out of their bathrooms and back out of their bedrooms. Stay out of their lives, because they want nothing to do with your life, nor have you in theirs.
Btw, TONS of pronouns in there. I figured since you are so focused on “imaginary words” it will make more of an impact.
@IndifferentDude I feel like I just wandered back in time. Aren’t we done with the same old boring, done to death talking points yet? Does it hurt to be stuck in the past?
And by the way, most women like men who live their lives the way they want and respect others for living their lives the way they want. It’s called freedom.
Imagine being so insecure in your sexuality you think lip balm will make you gay. Imagine being so insecure that you have to attack minorities unprovoked just to prove your fragile manhood.
@OnionSoup Imagine being so uneducated that you think “pronoun” is a modern, new-fangled, made-up word, and not a part of speech that has been taught for hundreds of years. That guy doesn’t get through his day without using pronouns, I am sure.
@OnionSoup@TrinSF@beegeepi Guess I should have specified “preferred” ones. They are as imaginary as the identity of the one pretending to be whichever fantasy they are clinging to and hoping folks will play along with to make them feel secure.
Using language that your type uses: Real men wouldn’t feel threatened by people who don’t identify as “normal” male or female. Thus, you aren’t in fact a real male.
People that feel so threatened by non-binary/trans/etc. are almost always in fact non-binary/trans/etc. themselves and pissed off that others are willing to openly be like that when they’re too scared to. So, every time you say stuff like you have in this thread, I just nod my head and say to myself, “Yep, that “guy’s” non-binary/trans/etc. and “his” words prove it.”
So please, do whine more to prove you’re not actually a “man”.
And I am, in fact, a Full-Blooded NORMAL male (1 of the 2 known sexes that exist on this planet).
LOL!!! Spoken like a true bigot. Good thing the Judeo-Christian religions didn’t limit it to just the two genders of the original Man and Trans couple. Then again maybe you would have been happy with your own Steve to have a relationship with.
I can hardly wait for the next item to drop at Midnight! This sure is fun to get all these edumacated & highly refined mehsters so easily flustered!! LOVE IT!!
@IndifferentDude Flustered? I don’t think you actually know what that word means.
I do hope you keep proving your “manliness” as I am sure there are a ton of other “alphas” stroking their cocks at what a cock you are.
Also, please keep it up as you were a good source of laughter when I told my mom what a “manly” man you were being on here. As an old woman she doesn’t get out into the world as much as she used to to laugh at fuckwits like you in person.
@Kyeh@shahnm I think the first pic is representative of shahnm returning home from an extended vacation only to discover that the battery frig has failed while they were away.
@blaineg@Kyeh@macromeh@shahnm But does your fridge have a backup generator in case the grid goes down? ( don’t have a permanently-installed one, but I have two generators to fall back on if a himicane interrupts the normal supply.
What the heck, I bought. They don’t use the buzzwords to describe their products like, non-comedogenic,
or doesn’t clog the pores. Neither do they say it has been reviewed by dermatologists. Hyaluronic acid is not listed as in better products. Usually want different products for face and eyes if eye bags are a problem. A good face moisturizer will hold moisture, but not clog pores. You do not want that for the thin skin around eyes, which would increase puffiness. With puffiness or bags, an eye moisturizer should be concentrated for the thin skin so as not to over hydrate and lock moisture. Special ingredients are available that tighten the skin under the eye to reduce bags. Yes, a good eye cream made for this does work. But, they are more expensive than this Gentleman’s stuff. That said, I’m older, I don’t care to spend a lot on the expensive products that might not help much anymore. Just want some basic, decent, reasonably healthy stuff at a reasonable price. If this stuff isn’t terrible, then I’m good. If the skin care is not so great, at least I’ve got shampoo.
@MarkML Hyaluronic acid is amazing stuff if you have eczema. It moisturizes insanely well, better than anything else I’ve tried. The best lotion out there is Cerave’s Eczema Relief Creamy Oil, which isn’t an oil despite the name. (It used to be runny, this the “creamy oil” part of the name, but no longer is after they reformulated it.) It’s a bit expensive, but it replaced four different creams and lotions, including a prescription steroid cream, so I consider it well worth the cost. Walgreens has it on sale occasionally at buy one get one 50% off, which is the cheapest you can get it.
But no, still looks too much like shampoo for me to even consider trying it. Add Tequila and then what? Put it in your hair or drink it?
Anyhow, sidedeal has the other flavors: 6-Pack: WithCo Sweaterweather Cocktail Mixers
Oh, and what about the name “Gentleman’s Groomers”?
Mixed drinks are fun, but supporting grooming is not.
I bought this stuff and two of the bottles exploded and meh credited. Really liked the remaining products so I reordered when they came available again.
I’m actually ordering again for my guest bath. Sents are neutral.
I really like the face wash and scrub in this set, but I’m in meh’s neighborhood so I haven’t opened the lip balm, and the hair paste is useless. Scents are pleasantly minty.
I bought this last time.
The shampoo wasn’t great - left my hair feeling weighed-down. Also needed a fair bit more than my usual Head and Shoulders to get a decent lather.
The Facial Moisturizer is great! It’s not well emulsified, and shaking the bottle before using is recommended, but the results on my skin are as good as any fancy lotion or “serum” I’ve tried.
The lip balm’s fine. It’s lightly scented, nothing really noticeable.
The facial cleanser is great! Really exfoliates cleanly and doesn’t seem to irritate my (usually sensitive) skin at all.
I haven’t tried the hair paste - not a product type I use.
@blaineg I’m in the same camp. My wife is the only one I care to impress and she’s easy to impress. I use cream in my hair to stay looking professional but other than that, I don’t use a lot of product.
Yanno, I wouldn’t have touched this stuff with a borrowed 20-foot pole back when I was nominally in their target demographic. Now, I’m in the major target demographic for most of the types of thing in this package (but not the hair-stickum, ugh) and my reaction is “I have things I trust, for the parts of this that I use, and I can do without the abrasive marketing spiel.”
Good lord, people think I’m kidding when I say that transphobia is f’ing EVERYWHERE and therefore exhausting – but here we are, some dude using Meh page to ridicule transfolks. sigh
@TrinSF And yet, it’s still not as widespread today as it was back in the '60s and '70s, when it was illegal to be trans in much of this country. That said, we seem to have hit a plateau where the resistance, dismissal, and outright hatred from the intransigent is getting more and more aggressive.
@werehatrack I don’t know that I’d agree with you. I think trans and genderqueer folks were largely not on most people’s radar 50 years ago. Also, we didn’t have social media or things like Amazon reviews, or the current push for legislation, etc. YES, folks were anti-queer and anti-trans, but it was not as much part of the ongoing public discourse in EVERY DAMNED THING.
@werehatrack Also, there was far less actual legislation against trans identity 50 years ago. There were not laws on the books outlawing gender affirming care, for example. It was rare, but it wasn’t illegal. And again, not gonna debate this. Do I think there is more support now? Yes. But I also think the rhetoric has gotten much more hateful.
@beegeepi@TrinSF Search for “IndifferentDude” (without the quotes) and you’ll find it. He’s quite upset about these products and seems to think there’s a trans/non-binary/etc. person hiding behind every lamppost to threaten his masculinity.
@TrinSF Having been there and lived that, perhaps I have a different set of experiences to draw from. Trying to microcontrol the trans folks back then wasn’t on the radar because for the most part, they were dealt with more harshly as a matter of course just for existing. Both sides of the legal system were in the “game”; cops could and did arrest trans folk for daring to express themselves in public, and low-lifes could count on being invisible to the cops while preying on them. Even up into the '80s and '90s, it wasn’t uncommon for thrill-seeking jerk squads to stalk whatever part of town might have one visible, grab, smash, and trash them. It happened to people I knew. I was still having lunch with Tumnus back then, so I flew under the radar (let’s be honest, I was also deceiving myself) and avoided getting the attention, but it was a regular occurrence - and back then, it seldom made the news. Now, it often does, but the tone of some of the reporting has a flavor of “stole more chain than they could swim with” about it, far too often.
@werehatrack I think you have mistaken me for someone younger, which seems especially ironic given today’s cataract surgery followup and diagnosis of a second posterior vitreous detachment. I’m not really in the mood for trauma olympics, yo.
@TrinSF I may need to plumb your knowledge on the cataracts; I have a pair of them aging myself. The opthalmologist made noises about tentatively scheduling attention to them for next year when I had things checked out last week. That’s what I get for surviving this long, I guess.
@TrinSF And I meant no disparagement, I was just noting that the stakes and the appearance can look a lot different depending on where one stood at the time. Someone who had no vested interest in taking a side might easily have not seen what it looked like for those who did.
@werehatrack My advice is to start about 6 months earlier than you think you need to. In many places, even with the fancy health care, it can take months to reach the point of surgery. I was diagnosed in July 2022, my doctor said I was ready for surgery in December 2022. I called immediately and the first appointment for surgical evaluation wasn’t until February, 2023, then it was a 3 month wait for the first surgical consults and pre-screening. So, didn’t have surgery until June 2023, which was about six months later than I would have liked it. March-June sucked ass, vision-wise.
And then a month after the surgery, I got my first PVD. The second one started maybe a week or so ago. At least there’s no retinal involvement. OH JOY.
@TrinSF I don’t have fancy health care (just Medicare and an Advantage policy) so that’s probably important advice. At present. one eye is still good enough to pass the driver license test but the other is fuzzy enough to interfere with depth perception.
@abamon81 But…but…but… isn’t “product” supposed to be a code word for “conditioner”? (I have lamented this usage of that term adequately elsewhere, so I’ll just leave it at that.)
Glad it was sent in a sealed package because one of the bigger bottles didn’t have a cap. Yeah, that was fun to clean up Oh well. Hoping the other half likes the products.
Specs
Product: Truman’s Gentlemen’s Groomers 14-Piece Hair & Face Care Set
Model: TR-FDW-08, TR-FMR-04, TR-EFS-04, TR-FHP-34, TR-LIP-25, TR-MSH-12
Condition: New
Facial Cleanser
Facial Moisturizer
Facial Scrub
Lip Balms
Hair Paste
Moisturizing Shampoo
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$264 at Amazon
Facial Cleanser 2 for $36
Facial Moisturizer 2 for $48
Facial Scrub 2 for $44
Lip Balm was 4 for $48
Hair Paste 2 for $38
Moisturizing Shampoo 2 for $48
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Oct 6 - Monday, Oct 9
Truman who? Capote?
@yakkoTDI Certainly not the lead of The Truman Show. (No unsponsored products would have been seen, let alone one so louche as to get remaindered.)
Is meh trying to hint something to us with all the grooming stuff lately?
@OnionSoup That would be because the men on here don’t know how to impersonate a gentleman and perhaps their newest gig will be a dating site? They don’t want you to look meh for that.
@Kidsandliz meh dating.
Wonder how that would work. One profile displayed each day. Before the profile is displayed you have to attach an electrode made from a modified trackr to your body.
You can either click “date” and if both parties click date you get sent contact info… but if either of both parties click “meh” button the other person is sent an electric shock to the modified trackr on their body.
To encourage more mediocre dating experience you’re given a counter of meh clicks in a row to encourage you to shock more people instead of date them.
@Kidsandliz @OnionSoup Imagine the IRK version.
@blaineg @Kidsandliz you’re sent on a date with someone randomly? And they’ll all come with free baggage?
@blaineg @OnionSoup
@blaineg @Kidsandliz @OnionSoup The baggage is a feature.
@Kidsandliz @OnionSoup @werehatrack I was thinking these were the dates they couldn’t get out of the warehouse any other way.
@blaineg @Kidsandliz @werehatrack
… so all the men of meh?
@blaineg @OnionSoup @werehatrack
either that or the men are meh - one or the other. meh’s dating service’s goal is to bring you a perfectly meh experience. No rose needed.
@blaineg @OnionSoup @werehatrack
Wait? The men of meh are packed on pallets in the warehouse? Oh. Maybe you are talking about a future offering of close to the expiration date of dates. Ahh… that sounds even worse - nearly dead meh men you date… Let me clear this up
/image dates
@blaineg @OnionSoup @werehatrack well at least image got it right on the first try. I think… Maybe…
@blaineg @Kidsandliz @OnionSoup Just don’t let that monkey sprinkle anything on them.
I bought this the first time meh offered it. I really like it all, only issue was the hair paste was solid and all dried up.
Meh, you need a spokesdog for this offering!
(see your own poll question)
@CharlieDoggo You available?
Um … the ONLY “Gentleman” item I can see is the shampoo! Everything else would be utilized by “them / they” ALPHABET types!!
/giphy weirdos
@IndifferentDude fine, I’ll bite.
Having ‘Dude’ in your username means you have preferred pronouns, so no different than anyone else.
Or if you’re fine with Meh changing it to “IndifferentGal” then I am wrong.
@mcanavino Nope. I’m old-school and don’t believe in imaginary words like “pronouns”. “Indifferent” was taken before I joined so I had to add “Dude” to differentiate myself. And I am, in fact, a Full-Blooded NORMAL male (1 of the 2 known sexes that exist on this planet).
/giphy booyah
@mcanavino
@IndifferentDude Eh, crawl back in yer cave, man.
@IndifferentDude @Kyeh @mcanavino
“Normal”
@ircon96 Yeah, it’s a tough & foreign concept for feeble minded folks to comprehend. That includes all the “enlightened, new-age & progressive” types. I’ll gladly endure the mocking & scorns though in order to ensure the survival of the human race. You’re welcome!!
@IndifferentDude @mcanavino real tough guy who picks on the powerless minority that’s 1% of the US population in, seemingly, every possible opportunity. If you simpletons would stop being distracted by bs culture war issues, perhaps you’d be able to direct your hate towards political issues that actually matter.
@goldnectar Did you copy & paste their talking points? Seems strangely familiar. Powerless?? Look at all the Alphabet members in Bidumbs administration!! Sheesh!!
@goldnectar @IndifferentDude
“Bidumb”? You are copying and pasting the same exhausting rhetoric as everyone else in your tiny bubble. I guarantee your two brain cells would catch fire whilst rubbing together in an attempt to come up with something unique and original to say.
Just leave people alone, to be who they want to be. Go lean on your fence, old man. Chew your tobaccy shoot, and watch the world change. You are mortal like the rest of us - and nothing but dust in the face of progress and time.
Focus on your own life. Get bent.
@TheUnion Ha Ha!! Triggered ya eh?? Better head to your Safe Space pronto!!
/giphy triggered
@IndifferentDude
Oh, I’m in my safe space, no worries there. My peers and I created this space. Those that came after you are the gods of this digital world. You are the one treading where you don’t belong, You - the pathetic bag of generational trauma that hides behind his gifs. You, the sensitive “dude” that demands the world know how offended his sensitivities are that people can choose their own genders.
I can’t imagine the poor women in your life, as you attempt to explain to them what an “alpha” male you are. I hope they find solace in laughing at you behind your back, as they most certainly do. Anyway, I have better things to do with my time than this, but do send me an invitation to your funeral, I implore you.
Laughter is the best medicine, after all.
@IndifferentDude @TheUnion Honestly, I’m more confused by his belief that needed aspects of grammar are “imaginary.”
Is that the problem? The only education received was some backwater homeschooling? Or are you upset only when the pronouns refer to a specific set of people, and that’s when they become imaginary? Is it because someone else is “me” to themselves and to Indifferent they are just another failed brand of “you” that qualifies as an enemy because his herders said so?
As Union stated, IndifferentPerson: You, Yourself, everybody who isn’t you has no need to consider your few thoughts on such matters. They, themselves, live a live without needing your input and instead just need you to keep your mouth shut in an effort to hurt their lives. Back out of their bathrooms and back out of their bedrooms. Stay out of their lives, because they want nothing to do with your life, nor have you in theirs.
Btw, TONS of pronouns in there. I figured since you are so focused on “imaginary words” it will make more of an impact.
@IndifferentDude I feel like I just wandered back in time. Aren’t we done with the same old boring, done to death talking points yet? Does it hurt to be stuck in the past?
And by the way, most women like men who live their lives the way they want and respect others for living their lives the way they want. It’s called freedom.
Imagine being so insecure in your sexuality you think lip balm will make you gay. Imagine being so insecure that you have to attack minorities unprovoked just to prove your fragile manhood.
What a tedious existence that must be.
@IndifferentDude @mcanavino You think “pronouns” are imaginary?
@OnionSoup Imagine being so uneducated that you think “pronoun” is a modern, new-fangled, made-up word, and not a part of speech that has been taught for hundreds of years. That guy doesn’t get through his day without using pronouns, I am sure.
@OnionSoup @TrinSF @beegeepi Guess I should have specified “preferred” ones. They are as imaginary as the identity of the one pretending to be whichever fantasy they are clinging to and hoping folks will play along with to make them feel secure.
@IndifferentDude @mcanavino
Using language that your type uses: Real men wouldn’t feel threatened by people who don’t identify as “normal” male or female. Thus, you aren’t in fact a real male.
People that feel so threatened by non-binary/trans/etc. are almost always in fact non-binary/trans/etc. themselves and pissed off that others are willing to openly be like that when they’re too scared to. So, every time you say stuff like you have in this thread, I just nod my head and say to myself, “Yep, that “guy’s” non-binary/trans/etc. and “his” words prove it.”
So please, do whine more to prove you’re not actually a “man”.
Remind me again why we don’t have a block function?
@IndifferentDude @mcanavino
LOL!!! Spoken like a true bigot. Good thing the Judeo-Christian religions didn’t limit it to just the two genders of the original Man and Trans couple. Then again maybe you would have been happy with your own Steve to have a relationship with.
I can hardly wait for the next item to drop at Midnight! This sure is fun to get all these edumacated & highly refined mehsters so easily flustered!! LOVE IT!!
@IndifferentDude Flustered? I don’t think you actually know what that word means.
I do hope you keep proving your “manliness” as I am sure there are a ton of other “alphas” stroking their cocks at what a cock you are.
Also, please keep it up as you were a good source of laughter when I told my mom what a “manly” man you were being on here. As an old woman she doesn’t get out into the world as much as she used to to laugh at fuckwits like you in person.
As occasionally amusing as this has been, I think it’s probably time for this sub-thread to end.
What the heck, stocking stuffers for the son and son in law.
Isn’t Chondus Crispus the bassist for GWAR?
@djslack
Close…
Beefcake the Mighty.
You just happened to choose the one member who apparently has actual words for a name.
I don’t know why I bought this…
But holy crap this order number - - screaming-merciless-reaper
I’m a little afraid of what might happen here…
/giphy screaming-merciless-reaper
/image screaming-merciless-reaper
@shahnm Apparently the “merciless reaper” is going to make some of you rather happy…
@shahnm Is the second pic you after using these products?
@Kyeh The first one is probably closer, if we’re looking for accuracy…
@shahnm
@Kyeh @shahnm I think the first pic is representative of shahnm returning home from an extended vacation only to discover that the battery frig has failed while they were away.
@Kyeh @macromeh Are you suggesting that I would leave my precious batteries unattended for an extended period of time?!? Seriously???
WTF is wrong with you?!?
@Kyeh @macromeh @shahnm They go on vacation with you?
@blaineg @Kyeh @macromeh No of course not - don’t be ridiculous. I get a battery-sitter, like any responsible battery daddy.
@blaineg @Kyeh @macromeh @shahnm But does your fridge have a backup generator in case the grid goes down? ( don’t have a permanently-installed one, but I have two generators to fall back on if a himicane interrupts the normal supply.
So Meh is now offering facials, among other things…
Déjà Tru.
Most of my grooming budget is seized by my wife. A shoestring budget is fine for this mug.
@hchavers Have you priced out shoestrings lately??
Hair paste? Is that for gluing on DIY hair extensions?
@donpratt It’s for styling your hair like Irk
@donpratt cooking tip. Hair paste can replace tomato paste if you’re in a bind.
@donpratt @OnionSoup I’d expect this stuff to make a better sub for library paste.
What the heck, I bought. They don’t use the buzzwords to describe their products like, non-comedogenic,
or doesn’t clog the pores. Neither do they say it has been reviewed by dermatologists. Hyaluronic acid is not listed as in better products. Usually want different products for face and eyes if eye bags are a problem. A good face moisturizer will hold moisture, but not clog pores. You do not want that for the thin skin around eyes, which would increase puffiness. With puffiness or bags, an eye moisturizer should be concentrated for the thin skin so as not to over hydrate and lock moisture. Special ingredients are available that tighten the skin under the eye to reduce bags. Yes, a good eye cream made for this does work. But, they are more expensive than this Gentleman’s stuff. That said, I’m older, I don’t care to spend a lot on the expensive products that might not help much anymore. Just want some basic, decent, reasonably healthy stuff at a reasonable price. If this stuff isn’t terrible, then I’m good. If the skin care is not so great, at least I’ve got shampoo.
@MarkML Hyaluronic acid is amazing stuff if you have eczema. It moisturizes insanely well, better than anything else I’ve tried. The best lotion out there is Cerave’s Eczema Relief Creamy Oil, which isn’t an oil despite the name. (It used to be runny, this the “creamy oil” part of the name, but no longer is after they reformulated it.) It’s a bit expensive, but it replaced four different creams and lotions, including a prescription steroid cream, so I consider it well worth the cost. Walgreens has it on sale occasionally at buy one get one 50% off, which is the cheapest you can get it.
Damn, if they had beard oil I’d be interested, but most of that other stuff is likely lesser quality than what I normally put on my face.
Looks a lot like last week’s deal
https://meh.com/forum/topics/6-pack-withco-sweaterweather-cocktail-mixers-1
But no, still looks too much like shampoo for me to even consider trying it. Add Tequila and then what? Put it in your hair or drink it?
Anyhow, sidedeal has the other flavors:
6-Pack: WithCo Sweaterweather Cocktail Mixers
Oh, and what about the name “Gentleman’s Groomers”?
Mixed drinks are fun, but supporting grooming is not.
Can I use the moisturizer on my balls after using the ballsy razor? Nice tie in MEH
@bugger gotta keep the balls looking fresh and youthful.
I bought this stuff and two of the bottles exploded and meh credited. Really liked the remaining products so I reordered when they came available again.
I’m actually ordering again for my guest bath. Sents are neutral.
I really like the face wash and scrub in this set, but I’m in meh’s neighborhood so I haven’t opened the lip balm, and the hair paste is useless. Scents are pleasantly minty.
I bought this last time.
The shampoo wasn’t great - left my hair feeling weighed-down. Also needed a fair bit more than my usual Head and Shoulders to get a decent lather.
The Facial Moisturizer is great! It’s not well emulsified, and shaking the bottle before using is recommended, but the results on my skin are as good as any fancy lotion or “serum” I’ve tried.
The lip balm’s fine. It’s lightly scented, nothing really noticeable.
The facial cleanser is great! Really exfoliates cleanly and doesn’t seem to irritate my (usually sensitive) skin at all.
I haven’t tried the hair paste - not a product type I use.
I generally don’t have to look at my face, so I consider it to be other people’s problem.
@blaineg I’m in the same camp. My wife is the only one I care to impress and she’s easy to impress. I use cream in my hair to stay looking professional but other than that, I don’t use a lot of product.
Yanno, I wouldn’t have touched this stuff with a borrowed 20-foot pole back when I was nominally in their target demographic. Now, I’m in the major target demographic for most of the types of thing in this package (but not the hair-stickum, ugh) and my reaction is “I have things I trust, for the parts of this that I use, and I can do without the abrasive marketing spiel.”
Good lord, people think I’m kidding when I say that transphobia is f’ing EVERYWHERE and therefore exhausting – but here we are, some dude using Meh page to ridicule transfolks. sigh
@TrinSF And yet, it’s still not as widespread today as it was back in the '60s and '70s, when it was illegal to be trans in much of this country. That said, we seem to have hit a plateau where the resistance, dismissal, and outright hatred from the intransigent is getting more and more aggressive.
@TrinSF What was transphobic?
@beegeepi There’s a whole comment thread of a dude going off on pronouns and “thems” and I don’t even know what.
@werehatrack I don’t know that I’d agree with you. I think trans and genderqueer folks were largely not on most people’s radar 50 years ago. Also, we didn’t have social media or things like Amazon reviews, or the current push for legislation, etc. YES, folks were anti-queer and anti-trans, but it was not as much part of the ongoing public discourse in EVERY DAMNED THING.
I’m too tired to say more though.
@werehatrack Also, there was far less actual legislation against trans identity 50 years ago. There were not laws on the books outlawing gender affirming care, for example. It was rare, but it wasn’t illegal. And again, not gonna debate this. Do I think there is more support now? Yes. But I also think the rhetoric has gotten much more hateful.
@beegeepi @TrinSF Search for “IndifferentDude” (without the quotes) and you’ll find it. He’s quite upset about these products and seems to think there’s a trans/non-binary/etc. person hiding behind every lamppost to threaten his masculinity.
@TrinSF Having been there and lived that, perhaps I have a different set of experiences to draw from. Trying to microcontrol the trans folks back then wasn’t on the radar because for the most part, they were dealt with more harshly as a matter of course just for existing. Both sides of the legal system were in the “game”; cops could and did arrest trans folk for daring to express themselves in public, and low-lifes could count on being invisible to the cops while preying on them. Even up into the '80s and '90s, it wasn’t uncommon for thrill-seeking jerk squads to stalk whatever part of town might have one visible, grab, smash, and trash them. It happened to people I knew. I was still having lunch with Tumnus back then, so I flew under the radar (let’s be honest, I was also deceiving myself) and avoided getting the attention, but it was a regular occurrence - and back then, it seldom made the news. Now, it often does, but the tone of some of the reporting has a flavor of “stole more chain than they could swim with” about it, far too often.
@werehatrack I think you have mistaken me for someone younger, which seems especially ironic given today’s cataract surgery followup and diagnosis of a second posterior vitreous detachment. I’m not really in the mood for trauma olympics, yo.
@TrinSF I may need to plumb your knowledge on the cataracts; I have a pair of them aging myself. The opthalmologist made noises about tentatively scheduling attention to them for next year when I had things checked out last week. That’s what I get for surviving this long, I guess.
@TrinSF And I meant no disparagement, I was just noting that the stakes and the appearance can look a lot different depending on where one stood at the time. Someone who had no vested interest in taking a side might easily have not seen what it looked like for those who did.
@werehatrack My advice is to start about 6 months earlier than you think you need to. In many places, even with the fancy health care, it can take months to reach the point of surgery. I was diagnosed in July 2022, my doctor said I was ready for surgery in December 2022. I called immediately and the first appointment for surgical evaluation wasn’t until February, 2023, then it was a 3 month wait for the first surgical consults and pre-screening. So, didn’t have surgery until June 2023, which was about six months later than I would have liked it. March-June sucked ass, vision-wise.
And then a month after the surgery, I got my first PVD. The second one started maybe a week or so ago. At least there’s no retinal involvement. OH JOY.
@TrinSF I don’t have fancy health care (just Medicare and an Advantage policy) so that’s probably important advice. At present. one eye is still good enough to pass the driver license test but the other is fuzzy enough to interfere with depth perception.
I bought this last time any really enjoyed everything. Hair paste I can’t really speak on, I don’t normally put product in my hair.
My wife took the lip balms, that’s her new favorite.
@abamon81 But…but…but… isn’t “product” supposed to be a code word for “conditioner”? (I have lamented this usage of that term adequately elsewhere, so I’ll just leave it at that.)
/buy
@uvassassin It worked! Your order number is: chilled-flaming-cauldron
/image chilled flaming cauldron
Glad it was sent in a sealed package because one of the bigger bottles didn’t have a cap. Yeah, that was fun to clean up
Oh well. Hoping the other half likes the products.